Our Cookie Policy

Broadstone[1] owns and operates www.broadstone.co.uk (our “Website“). We use cookies and other similar tracking technologies including pixel tags (which we collectively refer to as “cookies” in this Cookie Policy) to collect data from your device. Like many financial services businesses, we need to collect this data for the Website to operate, but we also use it to provide the best experience, deliver service messages, understand how you use our Website, provide social media features, personalise content, and deliver adverts.

This Cookie Policy describes:

  • what cookies are;
  • our use of cookies;
  • how you can manage cookies used on our Website;
  • where you can find further information about how we keep your personal information safe;
  • links to sites provided by others;
  • further information; and
  • changes to this Cookie Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that websites place on the device you are using to browse the site. Cookies commonly record some aspect of your visit to a site, such as choices you have made or preferences you have set during your visit and some cookies may collect personal data about you.

We use cookies for various purposes, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and generally improving your browsing experience. Cookies also help ensure that ads you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

We use cookies to:

  • Ensure your security and privacy when in our secure sites;
  • Store login details for our secure sites;
  • Temporarily store input information in our calculators, basket, illustrations, and demonstrations;
  • Provide you with ads that are more relevant to you and your interests, improve our targeting and enhance your journey through our sites;
  • Improve our understanding of how you navigate through our sites so we can identify improvements; and
  • Evaluate our sites’ advertising and promotional effectiveness.

We use both our own (first party) and third-party cookies to support these activities.

The types of cookies used on this Website fall into one of four categories – strictly necessary, performance, functionality and targeting. Below is a summary of the types of cookies we use and why we use them:

Necessary

These cookies are essential for our online services and tools to work. They collect or record information that we need to make our site work.

Other important jobs they do are:

  • Help you navigate around the site, and your Broadstone Engage Members or Broadstone Engage Clients account;
  • Allow you to log in or access private areas of our site;
  • Store information for e-billing.

Functional

These cookies allow us to provide you with enhanced features and personalisation. Functionality cookies allow us to provide you with enhanced features that need to remember your preferences and choices, such as your username, language, or region. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these functions may not function properly. Uses for this type of cookie include:

  • Helping to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit; and
  • Identifying whether and when you have visited our sites previously.

The information we store in these cookies is encrypted so that only we can read it.

Performance

These cookies help us to ensure that the Website is working properly and fix any errors. Performance cookies also tell us how people are using our Website, which lets us implement new ideas to improve our products and services.

  • Performance cookies do not identify you personally and are not linked to any other personal data we store about you.
  • The information collected using these cookies is anonymous and cannot be used to identify an individual visitor.

Targeting

Targeting cookies permits us – through our third-party service providers – to identify if and when you have seen or clicked on a particular Broadstone advertisement on a third-party website. These cookies remember that you have visited our site as well as what interested you on our site, such as the pages you viewed.

They do not directly store personal information but work by uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you choose not to allow these cookies, you will experience less personalised advertising.

These cookies are also used to limit the number of times you may see advertising content and to tailor the messaging we deliver to you. They may measure brand awareness and effectiveness, helping us understand the value of that advertising on your relationship with Broadstone.

To deactivate the use of third-party advertising cookies, you may change your preferences at any time by clicking on the Cookie Policy link on our Website.

Setting your preferences

You can control how non-essential categories of cookies are placed on your device using the cookies privacy preferences overview settings.

Cookie Settings

Please use the preference settings to indicate the categories of cookies you consent to and then click “Save preferences” to retain your preferences for future visits. You can change these preferences and deactivate non-essential cookies at any time by clicking on the ‘Cookie Settings’ link on our Website.

If you choose to refuse or delete cookies, some, or all of the functions on our Website may not be available to you. If you use multiple devices to access our Website you should ensure that the browser on each device is adjusted to suit your cookie preferences.

When managing cookies through your browser, the preferences you set in your browser will replace any you set on a single website. For example, if you run an ad blocker on your browser, you won’t see product ads that are tailored to you, even if you have accepted cookies. The procedures for managing cookie preferences differ from browser to browser. If you change the settings on your web browser or delete your cookies, you will be requested to provide your consent again the next time you visit our Website.

Keeping your personal information safe

Our cookies do not store personal information such as your name, address, phone number or email in a format that can be read by others. The cookies we use cannot read or search your computer, smartphone, or web-enabled device to obtain information about you or your family, or read any material kept on your hard drive.

We do use a small number of cookies that store encrypted versions of information where you have asked us to, such as the ‘Remember me’ function that allows us to remember your Account username for subsequent visits. However, this is encrypted so that only Broadstone can read this information. The website that places a cookie owns that cookie. This means only that website and other sites that it has agreed to share information with can read the information stored using a cookie.

We are committed to using cookies fairly and in accordance with applicable privacy rights. Our Privacy Notice can be accessed here.

Links to sites provided by others

If you follow a link from our Website to another website, please be aware that the owner of the other website will have their own privacy and cookie policies for their site. We recommend you read their policies as we are not responsible or liable for what happens at their site.

More information about cookies

You can find out more about managing and switching off cookies at the independent website: All About Cookies.

If there is something that you are not sure you need it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. However, if you need further information you can contact us via our contact page or email: corporate@broadstone.co.uk or telephone: 020 3869 6900.

Changes to the Cookie Policy

If this Cookie Policy changes, the revised policy will include a new effective date and will be posted on this page. Please check back regularly to keep informed of updates. The effective date of this Cookie Policy is December 2024.

[1] Broadstone Consultants & Actuaries Limited (07165366), Broadstone Corporate Benefits Limited (07978187), Broadstone Financial Solutions Limited (02131269), Broadstone Pensions Limited (06321397) and Broadstone Regulatory & Risk Advisory Limited (04663795) each with registered office at 100 Wood Street, London, England, EC2V 7AN.